flowers

One of the trees that flowers profusely right now is “akasha mallige” or the Indian Cork Tree. I collect a few flowers each morning while on my morning walk, and put them in a small

It is a sad reality that nowadays, by the time it’s 26th Jan or 15 Aug, the flower displays are wilting and well past their prime at Lalbagh. Why do the displays have to open

Email to the bngbirds egroup: It was very pleasant to be able to go to Kaikondrahalli Kere after a long time and find that, apart from the dumping and levelling going on down one side

Here are the blooms of summer…the purple of the Jacaranda, the yellow of the Copper-Pod Bearer, and the red of the Gulmohar…     Even the height of summer, a walk in my city is

The Jacaranda trees are in full bloom now, across the city.     Against the blue, the purple looks lovely:     And then, of course, Nature strews the blooms across the path.    

Bangalore enters the summer with the flowering of the Pink Poui (Tababuia rosea)…you can see here about Tabebuia. Watch out for these blooms on many roads, and especially at the Jayanagar Shopping Complex!

Dr. S. Subrahmanya ("Subbu"), one of the very experienced naturalists/ornithologists of Bangalore, writes: Over the recent years, I have been campaigning for planting bird-friendly plants in gardens. In the process, based on my own observations,

Another visit…  I went to Lalbagh on Friday evening, because a friend wanted to try out the 300mm prime lens. I’ve not often been to Lalbagh in the evening, and was freshly amazed at what

    As you go around the city, don’t forget to see the flowers of spring and summer, in all their glory…..here they are: Tabebuia argentea (or Tacoma argentea), the Golden Bell or Trumpet: Couroupita